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  • VINCA minor 'Atropurpurea'
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    VINCA minor 'Atropurpurea'

    Commonly known as Lesser periwinkle

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    Flowers purple-violet, leaves green
     
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    • Good to know
      Can be cut back hard in spring to restrict growth.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Fungal diseases Phoma blight and rhizoctonia. Rust
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Evergreen
      Leaves to 5cm (2in) long.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Lanceolate
    • Ovate
    • Height
      10-20cm (4-8in)
    • Spread
      Indefinite
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
      Prostrate, mat-forming shrub with long, trailing shoots. Produces flowers 2.5-3cm (1-1¼in) across over a long period.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Tolerates all
      Any but very dry
    • Full sun
      For best flowering, in soil that retains moisture.
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
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